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GEORGE S. CHAMBERLIN, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

TOWEL-G RIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 479,984, dated August2, 1892.

Application filed July 24, 1891.

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Be it known that I, GEORGE S. CHAMBER- LIN, a resident of the city,county, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Towel-Grips, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, Figure l represents a front view with the slidingsleeve pushed up and the lower end of the loop exposed. Fig. 2 is afront view showing the towel in position in the holder and the slidingsleeve in a closed position against the towel, and Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section on the line 3 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to securely fasten a towel to acounter,bar, or other place in such a manner that it willnot be detachedby accident or by malicious persons. This object is attained by bendinga heavy'springwire in the form of a loop having an eye a and legs orsides AA, said legs or sides being curved inwardly and across each otherand having their ends bent upward to give symmetry to the device and toprevent the sleeve B from slipping off the wire holder thus formed. Whenthe sleeve B, which encircles the wire parts A A and is sliding inaction, is moved up toward the eye oJ of the wire part, the lowersection of the loop is exposed, a

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corner of the towel is inserted therein, and the sliding sleeve Bisforced down against it. When the sleeve B is in the latter position, itsupper edge is below the point of the beginning of the curves of the wiresides, so that when the towel is pulled the pressure on the free endsforming the lower part of the loop causes the same to spread. Theconsequent lateral pressure of the curved sides of the loop against theupper edge of the sliding sleeve causes the same to be forced downwardagainst the towel, thus holding it securely.

-The device is to be secured in position for use by a screw-eye or othermeans.

Having thus described myV invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The towel-grip consisting of the holder having the outward ly-bowedopposite spring sides whose lower free ends curve inward toward andacross each other, combined with the slide closely encompassing andadapted to have a sliding motion on said spring sides, snbstan tially asand for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname,in presence of two witnesses, this 22nd day of July, 1891.

GEO. S. CHAMBERLIN.

Witnesses:

MIoHL. J. LANGAN, THOMAS OMEARA.

